this show is phenomenal. the recording is frustrating at times but not awful. good crowd but some frustarting chatting/screaking next to kics at points.
but wow what a hot show. first set is phenomenal. high energy, tight, beautiful playing from the get. 1st uncle of the year. beautiful roses.q donna is flawless tonight. her tone, pitch, resonance and just so in it. she makes cassidy for me and delivers dancin. 2nd cassidy of the year, this one is beautiful and tight. jerry is on fire and him and bibby go off on dancin. bobby unfolds a bit more on good lovin tonight and sets the pace for the second set. i like the second set half step, it really takes off. and the rest of the second set it unreal. jerrys voice is so acute and expressive.
this is probably gonna stay in my top shows as i go thru the year. definitely a keeper and hopefully a better tape surfaces someday.

Good show. It almost sounds like the band is playing a bar. Dancin' is the highlight of the show.

I am going through DAT tapes and transferring all to HD before the tapes become unplayable. Just spun a copy of this show but the tape ends abruptly after Sugar Mags.

In researching whether anything was missing, I of course checked here and etree.org, looking for all copies in existence. This copy with the Lazy Lightning encore here is incorrect.

Several offers of proof.

1. DAT tape from 1999

2. http://db.etree.org/shn/260

COMMENTS No encore. (1) Dancing In The Street is not reprised at the end.

RECORDING AUD 150 with the beginning of Bertha clipped and minor cuts in Tennessee Jed.
Source: Teddy GoodBear AUD Front Row Center

3. From the original tree source (linked in the description ironically): http://www.goodbear.com/tree.html

Source: Panasonic AM/FM Stereo 'boom box like' w/condenser mics) > CM (Cassette Masters) > various equalizers & editors > CD or DAT

4. From the "Official" video that exists here:

https://youtu.be/oktHSQTUbGE?t=1h34m51s

Note how heads are waiting with bic lighters. Waiting for an encore that never comes. Finally the video shows people leaving.

5. Lazy Lightning has never been played as an encore or without being followed by Supplication.

6. If one downloads the Lazy Lightning encore from this listing, it becomes obvious that this was filler of some sort from the April '77 run. Possibly other stuff, but the lazy Lightning and anything after is included here erroneously.

Just setting the record straight here as many people's only interaction with the Dead or downloading/ streaming shows is the Archive Project.

For whatever reason, it appears there is no known source besides the Teddy Goodbear and that has been heavily edited to make it listenable. Perhaps with the new batches of Betty Boards that are surfacing, we will get another gem.

The video is really cool as well.

I will post another source from the original DATs shortly.

One final point: I was involved in treeing these tapes back in the day and remember some of the names you still see (how crazy is it these pages still exist?)

Kudos to everyone that made this happen back in the day and peace and love to everyone that hears the fruits in years to come.

THERE WAS NO ENCORE on 4/26/1977! lol

Peace.

unhearlded Gem here, the sound picks up about half way thru. The Dancin thru Stella Blue are as good as it gets grateful dead. if this were a betty board it would be a beloved show. one of the few tougher to find shows from the tour. If a snbd I would possibly go the extra star

I don't write many reviews because everyone has their preferences in what defines a good show. But after seeing the poor reviews and inaccurate descriptions I felt inclined to give my two cents worth.

Most folks on the Dead sites know me as a soundboard whore (which I am) but this is a great Aud recording, especially given the date and equipment available at the time. Huge thanks need to be given to all those that took their time, money and efforts to record these shows on their own accord for us to enjoy decades later.

Recording Quality: low signal to noise ratio, very little distortion, good recording level across the board, no wavering, fluctuations or tape issues - it's a solid 8/8.5 sonically

As for the show itself, it's not a barn burner nor top-lister by any means but a handful of songs are definitely worth an ear; Bertha, Estimated, Dancin', Eyes, and especially Stella, Jer closes the show strong.

Peace,
Audiohead22

Not a bad recording.

This is NOT a terrible AUD recording as some may suggest. No, it is not a crystal, clean "Betty Board" nor a prime front-of-the-stage mike job. But it is all here. There is a little "warble" at times, but you have all the instruments and vocals. Very listenable, but perhaps not at high volume. AUD recordings are nice to give you sense of the ambiance in the house that night.

This was my second Dead show. 15 years old and took trains and busses from Queens to Passaic. Missed the last bus and was stranded until the morning. Parents not happy! For me this was a magical show. Maybe not one of the best 77 recordings but still I guess it was one of those shows you had to be at to understand. Sometimes I like aud recordings like this that make you feel like you are back in the crowd.

The "DVD"/video is the only thing that makes this show worth collecting (& even that is questionable) because of the poor audio quality.
Find/Get the 19770427 video(s) instead!
The video quality is the same, but the setlist & audio qualities are MUCH, MUCH better ...

Well played 77 first set. 1/2 Step shines but not quite later 77 versions. Seems if the focus of the night is the HOT Dancin. Put some headphones on and do it. The sound is so so but I can hear everyone doin their thing at about 9 mins. Jer breaks out the slide! Wow. In the groove. Need a Miller of this show. Quality 77

on night four of the tour, conserving our energy it seems. nice venue more than makes up for it.

first set pretty laid back, and the song selection pattern never quite gets the energy up and builds to any kind of crescendo. (4-way, my ass! if i see that guy outside...) save for an energetic big river (nice work, keith!) and an ever-improving estimated (cool sound, jer!)which i really dig in the first set position, a competent but otherwise very forgetable set.

second set not much different. nothing, save the dancin' stood out for me. a week from now after the nyc run, i don't expect i'll even remember what they played tonight with looking at my crib notes.

tomorrow i'm going stone cold sober. maybe a night off will do the trick?

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note to LMOTs*: the band members don't play differently because you call their names, yell song titles or go all beatles-teeny-bopper-orgasmic with your repeated "oh my gods" during a song. save the inane yacking for after the show - did you come to listen or to blab?

simple equation: mic + taper + your promximity to same = shutyourmouthanddance.

no wants to hear you in the first place, much less for eternity.

*LoudMouthsonTour

Estimated Prophet.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7263265928266920275
Lots of things to see. Bob in beard. Travis Bean guitar. Moog keyboard. Donna restrained. Mickey, Bill, Keith and Phil trying to get a little air time. Jerry is having a great time on his solo.

Though its a bit chatty at times, once you see the DVD of this performance it makes it much more appealing. Anyone interested in giving the video portion of this show a shot, email me and we can set up a trade. All in all a nice DVD/VCD to go with the show.

Get this and find out. Whoever said this a "one star" show is prolly accustomed to perfect sbds. This has occassional chatter, but the sound is FANTASTIC all things considered. This is the same source that was used for that DVD/VCD partial that circulated some time back, and the sound is soytainly worth a listen. Check out the grooves eminating from Dancin !!!

Wow - you REALLY gotta want this one. It may be the only recording available from this show, but that doesn't mean you need it. This is a poor quality audience recording - almost unbearable. The performance is nothing special, either. Get the nights before and after before even considering this one!!